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Licences of 14 depots suspended
Ludhiana, September 9 The action has been taken against the defaulters to bring transparency in the public distribution system (PDS) in the district. The licences have been suspended due to negligence in the PDS. Talking to The Tribune, HS Mokha, the DFSC said the department had been receiving complaints against these depot holders for the past several months. The nature of complaints included variation in distribution and monopolistic attitude etc. "We have been observing these defaulters since January. Though the officials have been conducting surprise checks, these depot holders were still violating rules", said Mokha. The district has a total of 1,708 depots out of which 854 are in the city. All depots are supposed to provide essential commodities to the needy. To ensure the supply of essential commodities to the beneficiaries, the department is conducting surprise checks on ration depots in Punjab. Besides Ludhiana, the department has suspended 36 licences in Amritsar district, seven in Barnala, 13 in Bathinda, 28 in Ferozepur, 15 in Faridkot, seven in Fatehgarh Sahib, 30 in Gurdaspur, 10 in Hoshiarpur, nine in Jalandhar, Kapurthala six, Mansa six, Moga 10, Muktsar 24, Mohali 12, Nawan Shahr two, Patiala 19, Ropar three, Sangrur 29 and Tarn Taran district 15.
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Revenue officials on mass leave; work hit
Ludhiana, September 9 The revenue officials, including 16 tehsildars and naib tehsildars, did not reach office and went to the court instead. They remained there till the arguments continued. Later also they did not go to the offices. The officials gathered at Tehsildar K.S. Randhawa's office in the morning. From there they went together to the courts. The officials said they were aware of the fact that the public persons were suffering. They had no option but to suspend the work for today and be present in the court where the bail application was to come up. All revenue offices in the district except Raikot division wore a deserted took. No revenue document was registered today. Several residents visited all offices but had to go back without getting the work done. They said they did not know in advance that the tehsildars and naib tehsildars would not come to offices today. Some of them said today was the deadline for the registration of their property-related documents, but they could not get it done. ‘‘I came yesterday but was asked to come today. I did not know tehsildars would not be turning up. I came all the way. Now I will have to come again,’’ said Surinder Singh, a resident. He said his deadline was today and he could not do anything. The officials said they would remain present in the office tomorrow and clear all the backlog. ‘‘We had no option but to mark our protest for the reports that the bail plea would not be opposed. But all went well, ’’ said Major G.S. Benipal (retd). |
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Passengers suffer as Jet Airways strike continues
Ludhiana, September 9 A resident, Rupjeet Saggar, said the strike had caused inconvenience to hundreds of passengers in the region. “The main sufferers are those who had to catch flights by tomorrow or the day after as no immediate flights are available with other airlines. The passengers whose trips could not be postponed or cancelled, have been demanding bookings in other airlines. They are ready to pay anything for a ticket,” he said. Dr Varinder Gilhotra, who had booked two tickets with Jet Airways for a wedding at Bangaluru on September 23, said he had to cancel the tickets. “I did not face much problem as the money was refunded by the travel agent. I have got tickets booked with the other airlines, but it would have been difficult if the ceremony was around the corner,” he said. Hundreds of Jet Airways flights have either been cancelled or combined due to strike by the pilots. |
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City to have shelter for beggars
Ludhiana, September 9 Inderpreet Kaur, district social security officer, said they had worked out all the modalities with regard to the shelter and they would soon be establishing the shelter. The district social security officer said the shelter would initially house 50 beggars and more beggars would be accommodated soon. The department was looking for an NGO to run the shelter effectively, she said. A meeting to charter a plan of action would be held on September 14 and interested NGOs had been invited to attend the meeting for inputs. A shelter for beggars has been a long felt need in the city as the beggars here usually sleep on footpaths and under various bridges in all kinds of weather conditions. The city has often drawn criticism for being the richest city of the state, but not being moved by the plight of
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Man killed in accident
Jagraon, September 9 Charanjot Singh was returning home with his friend Harmanpreet Singh. At Sherpur Chowk, a bus (PB 18 PA 2311) coming from Amritsar hit the motorcycle (PB 10 CP 3378) killing Charanjot Singh on the spot, while Harmanpreet Singh received serious injuries. Harmanpreet Singh was admitted to the Kalyani hospital in a critical state. Driver of the bus managed to flee from the spot. The police has registered a case against the driver of the bus. |
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Rs 3.5 lakh stolen from drug store
Ludhiana, September 9 The incident came to light this morning when the owner of the store Anil Gupta arrived at the shop and found the safe broken. He quickly informed the police about the theft. A dog squad and fingerprint experts were pressed into service. Gupta said the entire cash was missing from the drawer. He added that thieves entered the shop by breaking a door on the roof. A case has been registered. |
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Lawyers’ strike today
Ludhiana, September 9 The decision to go on strike was taken by the executive of the district bar association at a meeting here today. A notice to this effect was pasted on all notice boards. |
Water testing kit, a hit with farmers
Ludhiana, September 9 The water testing kit is a simple method to test the purity of water at home. According to head of department of microbiology, PAU, Dr Parampal Kaur Sahota, the kit consisted of a small bottle with aluminum cap. It contains a liquid chemical. To test the purity of water, the sample of water is filled into the bottle up to the marked level. Thereafter, the bottle is closed with the cap and kept for 48 hours. The colour of water after 48 hours indicates its purity. If the colour of water becomes yellow then it is unsuitable for drinking but if the colour of the water remains violet it indicates that water is pure and fit for drinking. The research evaluation committee of the university has also recommended the kit. Sources in the department revealed that the kit was sold at the Kisan Melas, which were held twice every year and had been receiving good response, especially from the farmers. “Once the farmers test their water samples, they usually come back to our department to get a detailed report of the samples, which have tested negative,” informed Gulab Pandove, a research scholar, department of microbiology, PAU. “We have not advertised or sold the kit outside the university till date. But, we are sure if we do so, it can be beneficial for the masses, who will then be able to test their water samples at home and get the water treated accordingly. At present, there is a lack of awareness among the city residents about the availability of the kit in the university,” said the sources. Following the test, the water samples, which are non-potable, can be treated at home. To purify unclean water, two drops of twin oxide or one tablet of chlorine in 20 liter of water is recommended. According to Dr Sahota, the kit could be obtained from the department of microbiology at a nominal cost of Rs 30 per kit.
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Power Hike
Ludhiana, September 9 Reacting to the hefty increase in power rates for all categories of consumers, Kartar Singh Bowani, district secretary, Dr Arun Mitra, assistant secretary, and OP Mehta, city secretary of the CPI, along with Kamaljeet Sekhon, district secretary and Jatinder of the CPM said in a joint statement that “this shameless increase” had come at a time when there were both scheduled and unscheduled power cuts of long durations, affecting the domestic as well as the commercial sector. "The industry is suffering a big blow due to power cuts. People are tolerating unbearable heat as a result of the non-availability of electricity. Ironically, there are no plans to increase power generation and the government
has closed its eyes to the plight of people. Hike in power tariff at this juncture shows clear-cut intention of the government which is bent upon unbundling the PSEB and handing over the power sector to private players," the leaders of Left parties rued. Further, the CPI functionaries also took strong exception to indiscriminate lathi-charge on peacefully agitating farmers and employees at Chandigarh on Wednesday, in which one person was killed. Stating that the increased rates of power will seriously affect the lives of people, already reeling under high prices of essential commodities, the CPI and CPM demanded rollback of the tariff immediately and a cut in the minimum charges levied on the consumers in the wake of drastic power cuts. The local units of the two parties will hold a demonstration against jacking up of power rates here on September 11, the party leaders said.
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Chamber urges govt to review decision
Ludhiana, September 9 General secretary Avtar Singh in a press statement yesterday said the industry was already reeling under global meltdown, increase in the prices of steel and the non-refund of the VAT amount by the state government. The worsening power position had been responsible for the downfall of the industry, as it could not fulfil its commitment to the foreign buyers. Freebies, too, had played a major role in the financial crunch of the Punjab government and the PSEB and ultimately the extra financial burden was thrusted upon the industry and the domestic consumers. With the amount of hike in tariff, the industry will be doubly punished. “Industry, while calculating their sale price, had not included this power tariff hike in their invoices. Now, at this juncture it is impossible to recover that additional cost from the buyers. As such it is proposed that hike in power tariff should not be from the retrospective effect, but from the date of announcement of the tariff order,” said Avtar Singh. The Chamber had been requesting the Punjab government and the Electricity Regulatory Commission time and again to direct the board to set its own house in order by reducing the T&D losses, ease the establishment, curb the theft of energy and reduce the transit loss of coal, but no action had been taken by the PSEB. Avtar Singh and Upkar Singh, joint secretary of the CICU, have urged the state government and the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission to review the decision before the production wheel of the industry came to a grinding halt.
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Stalling of coop society election
Mullanpur Dakha, September 9 They took out a protest march in the village and burnt the effigy of the Punjab government. The election had earlier been fixed for September 7, but due to the death of S Harcharan Singh Brar, former CM of Punjab, it was postponed to the
next day. However, when the election process began under the supervision of the inspector of the society, Harpal Singh, it was further postponed to September 24. Four Akali and five Congress members were to elect the president, but the election was put off due to the influence of the
Akali leadership. The local Akali and Congress leadership also had an altercation over the issue. Members of the society, Baljit Singh Bal, Jaspal Singh, Harbans Singh, Darshan Singh Sekhon and Bhajan Singh Sekhon, accused the government of imposing an Akali president on them even though the Akalis were in a minority in the cooperative society. They even threatened to approach the High Court against the decision of postponing the election unnecessarily. However, Harpal Singh refuted the allegations and said the election was scheduled for September 7, but were postponed for September 24 due to the death of Harcharan Singh Brar as September 7 was declared a holiday. He also refuted the allegations that the election was scheduled for yesterday.
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Multipurpose health workers intensify stir
Ludhiana, September 9 The health workers also submitted a memorandum to the Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner. The ANMs are staging a protest against the department of health and family welfare and National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for the past nine days following their relieving orders. Garnering support from various organisations, the multipurpose health workers want to be reinstated at the earliest. The abrupt expulsion of 222 ANMs in Ludhiana district is a contravention of the norm adopted under the NRHM wherein it is mandatory to appoint two ANMs at a health sub-centre catering to a populace of 6,000. A large number of sub-centres in various blocks of Ludhiana have been deprived of the services of the ANMs following the recent termination of the services. There is not a single ANM at 20 sub-centres in Koomkalan, 18 in Hathur, nine in Machchiwara, 15 in Sidhwan Bet, 14 in Malaud, 18 in Sahnewal blocks and there is just one ANM in 15 sub-centres of Payal and 10 of Pakhowal blocks against the vacancy of two in each sub-centre. Meanwhile, union state convener Sarabjit Kaur called upon the medical fraternity to extend support to their cause adding, “Each health worker has contributed towards the achievement of the targets given to the community health centres (CHC), primary health centres (PHC) for family planning cases, immunisation and institutional deliveries.” Ludhiana civil surgeon, Dr SP Sharma, presently working as chief chemical examiner at Mohali, have been accused of having taken money for the appointment of the ANMs in Ludhiana. When contacted he said, “My job was restricted to screening the applications and giving appointment letters, as the selection process was handled by a committee headed by then ADC (D) Priyank Bharti.” He also said this was just an attempt of his rivals to defame and demoralise him for his recent extension of one year following his retirement on August 31.
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Soaring prices leave bitter taste for poor
Ludhiana, September 9 Purshottam Lal, an industrial worker at Focal Point, said the unit used to provide tea to workers free of cost. “But now, we have been asked either to pay for it or arrange our own as the prices of basic commodities, including sugar and the milk etc had increased manifolds. I am working in the factory for the past four years but such a step has been taken for first time”, said Purshottam Lal. A tea vendor at Bhadaur House, Chhotu Ram said he had increased the rate to Rs 5 for a cup of tea recently. He said it was not viable for a tea vendor to sell tea at Rs 2.50 because of ever-increasing prices of sugar. “Our customers generally demand more sugar in a cup. And sugar, these days priced at Rs 35 per kg. We had to increase the rates accordingly. Earlier, we used to get orders in
bulk from nearby shops, commercial establishments but now they think twice to place the order for tea”, said Chhotu Ram. There has been comparatively less consumption of tea due to summers but in winters, the demand for tea or coffee increases manifolds. Sanjauli, a homemaker, said for middleclass people, the increased prices did not matter much but for a poor man or a daily wager, paying Rs 5 for a cup was really difficult.
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Traffic awareness week flagged off
Ludhiana, September 9 During this week, the Jaycees would be holding camps at various important intersections of the city and trying to inculcate a traffic sense among residents of the city. President Ravi Sharma said, “Like previous year, we have dedicated a week to the traffic of Ludhiana, as it needs a great attention. We are adopting Gandhigiri as a tool and tried to impart education about the traffic rules to the residents and we would honour the violators by giving them plant saplings to make environment green and clean.” “We would also organise blood donation camp, tree plantation drive, langar and different projects during the week,” he added. Stressing upon the importance of the traffic rules, the SP said, “The drive will help in spreading awareness among people as the campaigns will be carried out in association with the Jaycess of Ludhiana. The endeavour is just a beginning and the police will initiate more traffic awareness schemes in the city in the coming days.”
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Rachan shines in declamation contest
Ludhiana, September 9 Vikas Garg told the students about the importance of saving energy and using renewable sources. He stressed upon the awareness about saving energy should be started at all levels. He appealed to the people for the maximum use of non-conventional energy in their houses and business establishments. He also said the use of non-conventional resources meant saving on power costs. In the declamation competition, Rachan Singh stood first, Shubham Chawla stood second whereas Saurab Singh and Vivek Azad stood third. Amrit Kaur, GNKW Model Town, got the first position; Amandeep Kaur, KCW, stood second and Swastika Khoslta, GCW, got the third position in the declamation contest. In the painting competition, Harsharnjit Kaur, Hindi Putri Pathshala, Khanna, got the first position; Manpreet Kaur, GHS, Payal, stood second and Shilpa Garg, BCM Senior Secondary School, and Jasmeen Kaur, GGSSS, Jagraon, got the third position. Lakhvinder Singh, GHS, Sidhwan Kalan, and Punam Deep, GSSS, Bharat Nagar, got the consolation prize. In model-making competition, Jaskarn Singh and Charanpreet Singh stood first; Mayank Pathak and Abhishek Thakur stood second and Sharandeep Kaur, Lovleen Kaur, GSSS, Bharat Nagar, Rishi Sharma and Sumit Sharma, RSM School, Ludhiana, stood third. Sukwinder Singh and Amandeep Singh, Everest Public School, won the consolation prize.
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End of Class X board, a welcome change for many
Doraha, September 9 Jaswant Singh Gill, secretray, non-government colleges management association of Punjab and Chandigarh, opined: “Initiating grading system is a wrong decision to initiate reforms. The HRD has forgotten to take into account the crude commercialisation and corrupt practices that will follow.” “Vesting the schools with supreme authority to evaluate their own students is no justification. It has been observed that students studying in self- financing institutions not only fair well in the internal evaluation but with the power of “extraordinary” score grab the chance of those who are deserving. “If it has been done to reduce stress, then it is all the more faulty for escaping stress in an otherwise stressfully eruptive social set up, which would complicate the situation,” said Dr Narinder Singh Sidhu, principal of GNN College, Doraha. “Every student should be judged objectively according to their intelligence. This step can come to the rescue of average and below average students but not for the ones who are more than ordinary for they cannot afford to be at a loss to assess their actual standing in these taxing times, especially when cut throat competition is the order of the day,” he added. But at the same time most of the students and their parents seem to think otherwise. Jaskirat, mother of Seerat, a student of Sacred Heart Convent School said: “My daughter is in Class IX, as the stress of appearing in the board exam next year was hovering heavy on her mind she even cancelled the idea of going abroad but with the recent decision she can rethink now”. Miss S George, principal of Green Grove Public School, Mohanpur, said: “This is a welcome step, as it will relieve the students from stress, but since the students as well as teachers will tend to be a bit more casual in the absence of any formal testing so the optional streams that are opted after Class X should be made obligatory from Class IX onwards so that understanding of concepts and their mastery becomes easier”. “The board examination can be overlooked but at the same time the CBSE should monitor and implement the evaluation system,” said Thomas, principal of Doraha Public School.
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Parents fear internal assessment
Ludhiana, September 9 The formative assessment system that will evaluate students throughout the year on the basis of various parameters set by the CBSE like group discussions, conversations, interviews, projects, practicals and assignments has created fear among parents and students. End of Class X board exam in all CBSE schools from the next year has added to the worries of parents. Rakesh Jain, president of parents association, said whole system seems confusing. No parent would be able to lodge a complaint against a teacher fearing that he or she will victimise the child in internal assessment. There might be different parameters but partiality could not be ruled out while awarding the internal assessment, he added. Ashwini Katyal, a parent whose daughter is studying in Class IX, said honesty seemed a rare quality when it came to awarding internal assessment. Government had banned tuitions but tuitions are still going on unabated. Those students who take up tuitions from their classteachers would be awarded higher grades than others and then parents or students would not be able to utter a word against any of the anomalies, the parent added. A mother, on anonymity, said: "If a child is weak in studies, the teacher carries the fixed image of the child, even if he works hard in exams. Instead of motivating, they underestimate the child. In board exams every child is considered equal and there is no favouritism." Rahul (name changed), student of Class X, said teachers had their personal likes and dislikes for students. One of the school principals of the renowned public school said how would teachers evaluate the students when they themselves were not having mastery over their own lessons.
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Ray of hope for parents of autistic child
Ludhiana, September 9 Watching the serial depicting the situation close to their life, Pawan Dawar, a local resident, prays that he also finds his son Gaurav, as the lost girl has been found in the serial. He has written to the Zee TV and requested the channel to flash the news and photo of his son in the serial, which may help him in finding his lost son. In the serial, main protagonist, Aantra, is an autistic child and was lost. Now that Aantra has finally come back to her parents, Dawar is also praying to God for the return of his son. “I also pray that we find our lost child and he should be with us,” he said. Dawar’s son went missing on October 28, 2007 from the Purana Bazaar area. “Though a complaint is also registered with the police station division number 4 but nothing has been done so far. Then SSP RK Jaiswal also thought of forming a missing child cell but it was not materialised. We hoped some NGO might come forward after the news was flashed on the TV and might help us in searching our child,” he hoped. Gaurav (12) has stitching scars on the left side of the nose and burn injury spots on the backside of the left shoulder. “We are worried for our son because he is even unable to speak. He is a hyperactive child so he does not stay at one spot for long,” added his father. Gaurav's two sisters also hoped that their brother returned home soon. “Every year we wait for our brother on Rakhi. Like Aantra in the serial has returned home we also hope that our brother returns soon. We also want a happy ending to the tragic story of our lives,” sobbed the two sisters.
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City Concerns
It is impossible to shop or even walk in a market which is overly encroached upon. Due to lack of traffic restrictions and also the callous attitude of administration, nothing seems to be possible in the city. Whenever there is an encroachment removal drive, defaulters get away after giving money. Lack of civic sense
Due to lack of civic sense among residents, haphazard parking and rash driving is common in the city. Small vendors can often be spotted selling their products at the roadside. Recently, shopkeepers in Model Town Extension market went ahead and arranged chairs and tables on the roadside for customers to sit and enjoy eatables. To deal with the encroachments, city requires a sound operational framework and good training, as ward level staff can’t deal with such types of encroachment. The best starting point could be an official statement, emphasising encroachment-free pavements as an essential measure for public safety. Moreover, it is not only pedestrians who will be benefited, but it can also make driving less stressful. Shivanshu Garg Spread awareness
Municipal Commissioner is doing every thing possible to streamline things, but he alone can’t change the entire system. One day a particular area is cleared of encroachments, the next day shopkeepers doubly extend their shops to show that they don’t care. These shopkeepers raise concrete structures in front of their shops for example by fixing cement tiles. Such encroachments, if not checked timely, will not even leave a single inch for pedestrians. Footpaths are being used by these shopkeepers to display their products or to park their vehicles. Strict legislation should be passed and special powers should be delegated to Ludhiana MC in addition to the already existing bylaws. Results can be achieved soon if routine patrol and checking is conducted by concerned SHO to check encroachments. NGOs, committees and people should be asked to come forward to spread awareness. Immediate action should be taken before it is too late. Major Kuljit Singh Sidhu Check corruption
Due to dillydallying of administration, vehicular pollution and traffic congestion continues to trouble residents. Encroachment is on the rise in the city. There seems to be no solution of the problem, as the administration is reluctant to bring any change in the city. Shopkeepers, small vendors, auto and tax drivers feel proud to display their products and also park their vehicles on road. If this continues, it will be difficult to even breathe one day. In order to get rid of the ongoing problem, strict rules have to be formed to check corruption. Encroachments, therefore, must be carefully assessed and controlled. To cope with the ongoing scenario, it is important to issue restrictions regarding the plying of light as well as heavy vehicles. Bhawna Garg Money rules
No person shall encroach upon the public road either by placing materials, movable objects of any sort and erect buildings etc. But a state of extreme confusion and disorder prevails everywhere in the city, as every one is in a hurry. People have forgotten all manners as well as civic sense. Unscheduled and unchecked parking of vehicles that often leads to blockades is a common feature here. Rules and regulations framed by the administration to bring change in the city often prove futile as our administrators bow their head in front of muscle power or money. That is why reckless driving and high volume pressure horns are in fashion these days. To get rid of encroachments on the road, city administration has to adopt strict laws. Administration must abide by rules and guidelines framed in the Public road (Prohibition of encroachments) Act that underlines a fine of Rs 30,000 and imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month. Ravi Chander Garg Lack of vision
According to a recent survey, Ludhiana has got the status of one of the best cities to work. Good business opportunities make it best to work here. This is the city where every thing is possible. One might not have a shop, but can run a successful roadside retail counter, not have a room to live, but can arrange a roadside waterproof shed/hut and that, too, where the cost of land is in lakhs. This practice of encroachment is not restricted to lower levels even the big business houses are in the habit of encroaching the government land. Until recently, there was no check on the construction of commercial establishments even though there were laws to prevent them. It was lack of vision on part of the planners of LMC and the greed of the businessmen that resulted in the markets like Ghumar Mandi and Chaura Bazar. Encroachments are not only restricted to commercial areas, even the residential areas are encroached upon. Punishment for encroachers should be strict and perhaps equal to that of a thief. Rajesh Rai Dhanda
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Hike in stamp duty to aggravate woes
Ludhiana, September 9 The hike in the stamp duty has been effected from August 3, while the notification has been issued in this regard recently. Increase in the rates when economy is already passing through a tough time will prove to be an extra burden on the masses. For the partnership deed, the stamp duty has been increased from Rs 23 to Rs 100 and stamp duty on dissolution deed has been increased from Rs 15 to Rs 50. Similarly, stamp duty on power of attorney will now be Rs 500, while it was Rs 100 earlier. The maximum fee for registration of sale deeds has been increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000. Earlier, the registration fee for property worth up to Rs 10 lakh was charged at 1 per cent of the price. Also, Rs 10,000 was the maximum slab for the registration of sale deeds. However, it has gone up to Rs 30,000 now. Jatinder Khurana, a lawyer, said the rates of stamp duty had been increased to a great extent. “Earlier we used to buy stamp papers ourselves for clients but now that prices have been hiked and we prefer our clients to buy the stamp papers themselves while we will only write the deed for them,” he said. Parminder Singh, property consultant from the city, said the government had effected a steep hike in the fee.
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Boy receives burn injuries
Ludhiana, September 9 The incident took place in the morning when the boy, identified as Roshan, who was playing in street by lighting matchsticks entered the shop, which allegedly runs an illegal business of transferring LPG in small cylinders meant for vegetable vendors. According to the residents, Roshan lit a matchstick and threw it in the shop. The matchstick fell on a cotton cloth and caused fire. The residents said the boy received burn injuries while he was trying to douse fire. He was later rushed to hospital by the shop owner. The condition of the boy was stated to be serious. The residents complained against the shopkeeper for running the illegal business. Pankaj, the brother of the victim, alleged that it could have resulted in a major fire had the matchstick fallen on a cylinder. Meanwhile, the shopkeeper managed to flee from the spot.
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Tress Lounge opened
Ludhiana, September 9 Speaking on the occasion, Karishma said the salon was working in collaboration with Loreal. “The salon has trained beauty experts, who are established names in the field," karishma added. The salon will offer one of the finest hair, beauty and skin services for men and women. "It also houses a complete bridal studio and nail art technique studios," said Bajaj.
— TNS
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Placement drive at Guru Nanak college
Ludhiana, September 9 More than 100 students from reputed colleges, including Punjab Engineering College (PEC) and Thapar University, participated in the placement drive. The selection procedure included an aptitude test followed by a group discussion and a personal interview round. Forty students were shortlisted for the group discussion and further rounds. The offer letters were issued on the same day.
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Married woman alleges rape
Jagraon, September 9 Harinder Kaur (31) of Galib Hata near Kanya Pathshala here has accused Sukhwinder Singh alias Sakindri of Dhuman Mohalla of repeatedly raping her for years on false promise of marrying her once she got divorced from her husband. Harinder hailing from Sudhar bazaar was married to a man of Dhuman Mohhalla at Jagraon in 1997. After marriage, she became close to Sukhwinder, to which her husband objected and this led to their divorce. Sukhwinder, on the pretext of marrying her, continued to sexually exploit her. Meanwhile, instead of returning to her parents she stared living alone at Jagraon. She has two children and she is five-month pregnant. About six months ago, Sukhwinder got married to a girl from Boparai Khurd near Raikot. This shattered Harinder’s hope of marriage. Sukhwinder even stopped paying her maintenance and this made her upset and complained the matter with Jagraon police. The police registered a case against Sukhwinder under Section 376 of the IPC and arrested
the accused.
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45 bags of poppy husk seized
Jagraon, September 9 In charge of CIA staff, Jagraon, along with the police and counter intelligence sleuths, had intercepted a truck at Talwandi Rai village near Raikot. The police has recovered 45 bags, containing 15.84 quintal of poppy husk, from their possession. Acting on information, the police followed Harpreet Singh, alias Gurpreet Singh, alias Ghona, of Bhadaur village in Barnala district and intercepted the truck (HR 37 A 8956) on the link road leading to Talwandi Rain from the Raikot road at 1.30 am. As the gang came to know about the police trap, some of them managed to give the police a slip. The police has impounded three vehicles. A case under Sections 15, 25 of the NDPS Act has been registered against the accused.
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Basketball meet begins today
Ludhiana, September 9 Five matches in the boys section and three in the girls section will be held on Thursday. In the boys section, current champions, Ludhiana Basketball Academy will play two matches against Ferozpur and
Hoshiarpur. Besides, Faridkot will clash with Ludhiana, Muktsar will take on Jalandhar and Sangrur will clash swords with
Mansa. In the girls section, matches will be conducted between Patiala and
Mansa, Faridkot and Muktsar, Sangrur and Ludhiana. Though, the matches would commence in the morning, the championship would be inaugurated formally by Sat Paul
Gosain, Deputy Speaker, Punjab Legislative Assembly, at 2.30 pm, said Teja Singh
Dhaliwal, general secretary, Punjab Basketball Association. Rajdeep Singh Gill,
DGP, Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, and president of the Basketball Federation of India will be the chief guests on the concluding day. Performance during the four-day meet would be taken into consideration while selecting the Punjab squads for the forthcoming Junior National Basketball Tournament, scheduled to be conducted from October 2 to 9 at Bhuvneshwar in
Orissa, said Teja Singh. Meanwhile, the following players will represent Ludhiana district and Ludhiana Basketball Academy in the championship. Boys-
Sandeep, Komal, Harshbhav, Damanjit Singh, Richard Joy, Akash Gill,
Navinder, Ajay, Rahul Thapar, Asim Hans, Alam Brar and Money Pal Singh. Girls-
Nagma, Sandya, Gurpreet, Indu, Samanpreet, Rohini, Jasdeep, Deepali,
Gagan, Sahni, Ranbir and Ravinder. Mohan Lal and Ashwani Kumar have been appointed coaches. Ludhiana Basketball Academy- Rajan Sharma (captain), Amritpal Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Amanjot Singh, Jimmy Joy,
Kushmeet, Mandeep Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Navtej, Santosh and Dilbagh. Dr S
Subramanian, former director, NIS, Patiala will be the coach of the team.
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Ludhiana athletics squad announced
Ludhiana, September 9 SS Pannu, honorary general secretary of the association, said the athletes would represent Ludhiana in the forthcoming Open Punjab State Athletics Championship for boys and girls u-20 as well as men and women, slated to be held at Mastuana Sahib in Sangrur district on September 12 and 13. The athletes are: Men: Amandeep Singh (200m and 200m), Inderjit Singh and Jagseer Singh (400m), Jasvir Singh and Sony Singh (800m), Jagdeep Singh and Saroj Kumar (1500m), Mandeep Singh (hammer throw), Paramjeet Singh (high jump). Women: Rajveer Kaur (400m and 800m), Gurjeet Kaur (800m and 1500m), Prabhvir Kaur and Rajni Bala (5000m), Ramandeep Kaur (long jump), Harmandeep Kaur (discus throw), Priya Bawa (10000m), Kamaldeep Kaur and Gurpreet Kaur (10km walk). Boys (u-20): Bhagwant Singh and Yesuraj Singh (100m and 200m), Amandeep Singh (400m), Amandeep Singh (800m), Manbir Singh and Harwinder Singh (400m hurdles), Kulwant Singh (long jump), Amandeep Singh (discus throw), Sewak Singh (high jump), Bhupinder Singh and Sunil Kumar (javelin throw), Puneet Singh (discus throw) and Jasmail Singh (800m). Girls (u-20): Puneet Sharma (javelin throw), Gaganpreet Kaur (hammer throw) and Sharanjeet Kaur (400m and 800m).
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Kho-Kho
Doraha, September 9 At the district level, too, the team secured the third prize. School principal, Maya Devi, along with the PTA and Panchayat members of the village, applauded the efforts of the staff members, including Jagdev Singh, Paramjit Kaur, Sharanjit Singh, Sarabjit Kaur, Gurjant Singh and Mohinder Singh.
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